Characters of Jason and the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece

1. JASON AND THE
GOLDEN FLEECE
Characters

2. JASON
• a Greek prince of
Iolcus whose father
has been driven from
his throne

3. AESON
• Father of Jason, King
of Iolcos
• son of Cretheus and
Tyro
• Overthrown by his
half-brother, Pellas

4. PELIAS
• son of Tyro and
Poseidon, and thus
the half-brother of
Jason's father, Aeson
• Uncle of Jason

5. POLYMELE
• Queen of Iolcus
• Mother of Jason
• WIfe of Aesona nd
later became wife of
Pelias

6. ZUES
• Zeus was regarded
as the bearer of
thunder and lighting,
rain and wind and his
traditional weapon
was the thunderbolt.

7. HERA
• Greek queen of the
gods and sister-wife
of Zeus
• Goddess of marriage

8. EROS
• Greek god Eros.
Known as Cupid in
Roman mythology
• made Medea fell
inlove with Jason

9. POSEIDON
• Poseidon is the god
of the sea and
protector of all aquatic
features. Brother of
Zeus and Hades,

10. AEETES
• King of Colchis; father
of Medea;
• keeper of Golden
Fleece
• A son of Helios and
Perseis

11. MEDEA
• the witch,
enchantress or
sorceress, the
daughter of King
Aeetes of Colchis
and Eidyia

12. CHIRON
• Trainer of heroes who
also trained Jason
• He trained Hercules,
• an immortal god, a
son of the Titan
Kronos and half-
brother of Zeus.
Kheiron's mother was
the nymph Philyra
who was coupling
with Kronos

13. LAERTES
• shepherd, son of
Arcesius and
Chalcomedusa.
• participated in the
Argonautic
Expedition, helping
Jason retrieve the
Golden Fleece from
the far-away land of
Colchis,

14. MOPSUS
• captain of the guards
• soldier who took
Jason t CHirn when
he was young boy

15. ORPHEUS
• He was considered the best
musician and poet of all, and he
perfected the lyre. It was the god
Apollo who taught Orpheus how to
play the lyre when he was an
adolescent. According to a source,
his music had the ability to charm
the animals and make the trees
dance. It is also said that he took
part in the Argonautic Expedition,
playing the lyre on the way. If it
weren't for him, the Argonauts
would never be able to avoid the
beautiful songs of the Sirens.

16. APSYRTUS
• brother of Princess
Medea

17. ACTOR
• the thief who later
joined the argonauts
in the search of
golden fleece

18. BUTES
• was the only one to
not resist the charm
of Sirens singing and
swim off to them. But
goddess Aphrodite
saved Butes by
transferring him to
Lilybaeum in Sicily,
where he became
goddess lover.

19. ZETES
• gods given him eyes
10x sharper than
eagle
• A son of Aeda, the
mapmaker

20. ARGUS
• son of Phrixus, was
the builder, with the
help of Athena. The
Argo included a beam
cut from the divine
tree of Dodona, which
could foretell the
future.

21. ACASTUS
• half brother of Jason
• Son of Pelias
• joined the argonauts
and later stole the
golden fleece but was
killed by his own
father

22. HERCULES
• Known for his great
strength he was the
son of Zeus and
Alcmene
(granddaughter of
Perseus)

23. HYLAS
• accompanied the
hero Heracles and
was taught to become
a warrior
• Hylas was abducted
by the Nereid nymphs
of the spring of Pegae

24. ATALANTA
• a virgin huntress,
unwilling to marry
• Having grown up in
the wilderness,
Atalanta became a
fierce hunter and was
always happy.
• huntress famous for
her speed and skill.
She took part

25. POLLUX
• When Castor was
killed, Pollux asked
Zeus to let him share
his own immortality
with his twin to keep
them together, and
they were
transformed into the
constellation Gemini.
• Twin borther of
Castor
• Son of Zues and Leda

26. CASTOR
• The pair were regarded
as the patrons of sailors,
to whom they appeared
as St. Elmo's fire, and
were also associated with
horsemanship.
• Twin brother of Pollux
• Son of Tyndareus

27. HYPSIPYLE
• Queen of Lemnos,
daughter of Thoas
and Myrina
• Aphrodite cursed the
women of the island
for having neglected
her shrines. All the
women developed
extreme body odor
that made them
repugnant to the men
of the nation

28. PHINEAS
• king of Thrace was a
forteller. He was
blinded by the gods
for foretelling men the
future and left alone
on an island
• ARGONAUTS
chased the HARPIES
away, and Phineus,
out of gratitude,
revealed to them the
course of their
voyage.

29. PRIEST/ORACLE
• who prophesied that
Pelias will be
overthrown

30. SKELETONS
• no information

31. TALOS
• a giant android made of
bronze to protect Europa
in Crete from pirates and
invaders. He circled the
island's shores three
times daily.
• Zeus presented him to
his lover Europa, as her
personal protector, after
delivering her to the
island of Krete (Crete)

32. HARPIES
• daughters of
Thaumas and Electra
• punished by Zeus for
revealing too much of
god’s secrets.
• Aello, Ocypete, and
Celæno.

33. Salmydessus

34. The Symplegades

35. Jason kill the sleepless
dragon with help of Medea

36. The return journey back to
Iolcus

37. The Circe's island

38. Jason and the fire-breathing
oxen

39. Orpheus playing misic

40. Talos